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Iron oxides and aluminous clays selectively control soil carbon storage and stability in the humid tropics by Kirsten, Maximilian, Mikutta, Robert, Vogel, Cordula, Thompson, Aaron, Mueller, Carsten W., Kimaro, Didas N., Bergsma, Huig L. T., Feger, Karl-Heinz, Kalbitz, Karsten

“…Clay minerals and pedogenic metal (oxyhydr)oxides are the most reactive soil mineral constituents controlling the long-term persistence of organic carbon (OC)…”
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Effectiveness OF Mulching Under Miraba in Controlling Soil Erosion, Fertility Restoration and Crop Yield in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania by Mwango, Sibaway Bakari, Msanya, Balthazar Michael, Mtakwa, Peter W., Kimaro, Didas N., Deckers, Jozef, Poesen, Jean

“…Soil erosion is a major threat to food security in rural areas of Africa. Field experiments were conducted from 2011 to 2014 in Majulai and Migambo villages…”
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Author Correction: Iron oxides and aluminous clays selectively control soil carbon storage and stability in the humid tropics by Kirsten, Maximilian, Mikutta, Robert, Vogel, Cordula, Thompson, Aaron, Mueller, Carsten W., Kimaro, Didas N., Bergsma, Huig L. T., Feger, Karl-Heinz, Kalbitz, Karsten

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Species composition and community structure of small pest rodents (Muridae) in cultivated and fallow fields in maize‐growing areas in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda by Mayamba, Alex, Byamungu, Robert M., Makundi, Rhodes H., Kimaro, Didas N., Isabirye, Moses, Massawe, Apia W., Kifumba, David, Nakiyemba, Alice, Leirs, Herwig, Mdangi, Mshaka E., Isabirye, Brian E., Mulungu, Loth S.

“…Pest rodents remain key biotic constraints to cereal crops production in the East African region where they occur, especially in seasons of outbreaks. Despite…”
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Relationships between seasonal changes in diet of Multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) and its breeding patterns in semi-arid areas in Tanzania by Mlyashimbi, Emmanuel C. M., Mariën, Joachim, Kimaro, Didas N., Tarimo, Akwilin J. P., Isabirye, Moses, Makundi, Rhodes H., Massawe, Apia W., Mdangi, Mashaka E., Kifumba, David, Nakiyemba, Alice, Leirs, Herwig, Belmain, Steven R., Mulungu, Loth S.

“…The diet and breeding patterns of Mastomys natalensis in semi-arid areas of Isimani division, Iringa region, Tanzania were investigated in maize fields and…”
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Handheld NDVI sensor-based rice productivity assessment under combinations of fertilizer soil amendment and irrigation water management in lower Moshi irrigation scheme, North Tanzania by Kimaro, Oforo Didas, Gebre, Sintayehu Legesse, Hieronimo, Proches, Kihupi, Nganga, Feger, Karl-Heinz, Kimaro, Didas N.

“…Handheld optical sensor was used to measure canopy reflectance at red region (656 nm) and near-infrared region (774 nm) to generate NDVI data for monitoring…”
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Impact of land use on soil organic carbon stocks in the humid tropics of NE Tanzania by Kirsten, Maximilian, Kimaro, Didas N., Feger, Karl-Heinz, Kalbitz, Karsten

“…The conversion of tropical forests to agricultural land use is considered as a major cause for a decline in soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks. However, the…”
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Population and Breeding Patterns of the Pest Rodent: Mastomys natalensis in a Maize Dominated Agroecosystem in Lake Victoria Crescent Zone, Eastern Uganda by Mayamba, Alex, Byamungu, Robert Modest, Leirs, Herwig, Moses, Isabirye, Makundi, Rhodes H, Kimaro, Didas N, Massawe, Apia W, Kifumba, David, Nakiyemba, Alice, Mdangi, Mshaka E, Isabirye, Brian E, Mulungu, Loth S

“…Multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis) are a key rodent pest species to cereal crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed at generating…”
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Aluminous clay and pedogenic Fe oxides modulate aggregation and related carbon contents in soils of the humid tropics by Kirsten, Maximilian, Mikutta, Robert, Kimaro, Didas N., Feger, Karl-Heinz, Kalbitz, Karsten

“…Aggregation affects a wide range of physical and biogeochemical soil properties with positive effects on soil carbon storage. For weathered tropical soils,…”
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Influence of human activity patterns on epidemiology of plague in Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania by HUBEAU, MARIANNE, GULINCK, HUBERT, KIMARO, DIDAS N, HIERONIMO, PROCHES, MELIYO, JOEL

“…Human plague has been a recurring public health threat in some villages in the Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania, in the period between 1980 and 2004…”
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Contribution of land use to rodent flea load distribution in the plague endemic area of Lushoto District, Tanzania by HIERONIMO, PROCHES, KIHUPI, NGANGA I, KIMARO, DIDAS N, GULINCK, HUBERT, MULUNGU, LOTH S, MSANYA, BALTHAZAR M, LEIRS, HERWIG, DECKERS, JOZEF A

“…Fleas associated with different rodent species are considered as the major vectors of bubonic plague, which is still rampant in different parts of the world…”
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Land use determinants of small mammals abundance and distribution in a plague endemic area of Lushoto district, Tanzania by HIERONIMO, PROCHES, KIMARO, DIDAS N, KIHUPI, NGANGA I, GULINCK, HUBERT, MULUNGU, LOTH S, MSANYA, BALTHAZAR M, LEIRS, HERWIG, DECKERS, JOZEF A

“…Small mammals are considered to be involved in the transmission cycle of bubonic plague, still occurring in different parts of the world, including the Lushoto…”
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Vegetation habitats and small mammals in a plague endemic area in Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania by RALAIZAFISOLOARIVONY, NJAKA A, KIMARO, DIDAS N, KIHUPI, NGANGA I, MULUNGU, LOTH S, LEIRS, HERWIG, MSANYA, BALTHAZAR M, DECKERS, JOZEF A, GULINCK, HUBERT

“…Human plague still exists in different parts of the world, including some landscapes in northeastern Tanzania. Wherever the hotspot of plague, small mammals…”
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Integrating land cover and terrain characteristics to explain plague risks in Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania: a geospatial approach by HIERONIMO, PROCHES, MELIYO, JOEL, GULINCK, HUBERT, KIMARO, DIDAS N, MULUNGU, LOTH S, KIHUPI, NGANGA I, MSANYA, BALTHAZAR M, LEIRS, HERWIG, DECKERS, JOZEF A

“…Literature suggests that higher resolution remote sensing data integrated in Geographic Information System (GIS) can provide greater possibility to refine the…”
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Anthropogenic soils and land use patterns in relation to small mammal and flea abundance in plague endemic area of Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania by KIMARO, DIDAS N, MSANYA, BALTHAZAR M, MELIYO, JOEL, HIERONIMO, PROCHES, MWANGO, SIBAWAY, KIHUPI, NGANGA I, GULINCK, HUBERT, DECKERS, JOZEF A

“…Heterogeneity in the landscapes of West Usambara Mountains on land use and human activities has been reported. However, the interface of land use patterns and…”
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Landform and surface attributes for prediction of rodent burrows in the Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania by MELIYO, JOEL L, MASSAWE, BONIFACE H.J, MSANYA, BALTHAZAR M, KIMARO, DIDAS N, HERONIMO, PROCHES, MULUNGU, LOTH S, KIHUPI, NGANGA I, DECKERS, JOZEF A, GULINCK, HUBERT, LEIRS, HERWIG

“…Previous studies suggest that rodent burrows, a proxy for rodent population are important for predicting plague risk areas. However, studies that link…”
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Small mammals distribution and diversity in a plague endemic area in West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania by RALAIZAFISOLOARIVONY, NJAKA A, KIMARO, DIDAS N, KIHUPI, NGANGA I, MULUNGU, LOTH S, LEIRS, HERWIG, MSANYA, BALTHAZAR M, DECKERS, JOZEF A, GULINCK, HUBERT

“…Small mammals play a role in plague transmission as hosts in all plague endemic areas. Information on distribution and diversity of small mammals is therefore…”
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Human activity spaces and plague risks in three contrasting landscapes in Lushoto District, Tanzania by HIERONIMO, PROCHES, GULINCK, HUBERT, KIMARO, DIDAS N, MULUNGU, LOTH S, KIHUPI, NGANGA I, MSANYA, BALTHAZAR M, LEIRS, HERWIG, DECKERS, JOZEF A

“…Since 1980 plague has been a human threat in the Western Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. However, the spatial-temporal pattern of plague occurrence remains…”
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Predicting small mammal and flea abundance using landform and soil properties in a plague endemic area in Lushoto District, Tanzania by MELIYO, JOEL L, KIMARO, DIDAS N, MSANYA, BALTHAZAR M, MULUNGU, LOTH S, HERONIMO, PROCHES, KIHUPI, NGANGA I, GULINCK, HUBERT, DECKERS, JOZEF A

“…Small mammals particularly rodents, are considered the primary natural hosts of plague. Literature suggests that plague persistence in natural foci has a root…”
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Geomorphological mapping for route selection and road construction at lower Kihansi in Tanzania by Marwa, Ernest M. M., Kimaro, Didas N.

“…This paper reports the use of geomorphological mapping to obtain a better understanding of the terrain for the Lower Kihansi Dam Access Road in the Udzungwa…”
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